List of ship commissionings in 1998 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The list of ship commissionings in 1998 includes a chronological list of all ship

Ship

Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...

s commissioned in 1998.

	Ship	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
31 January	Farncomb HMAS Farncomb (SSG 74) HMAS Farncomb is the second of six Collins class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy .Named for Rear Admiral Harold Farncomb, the submarine was laid down in 1993 and launched in December 1995—the first submarine to be completely constructed in Australia.A combination of factors led to...	Collins class Collins class submarine The Collins class is a class of six Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The Collins class takes its name from Australian Vice Admiral John Augustine Collins; all six submarines are named after significant RAN personnel who distinguished themselves in... submarine	SSG 74
15 March	*Sharm El-Sheik*	Oliver Hazard Perry class Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie... frigate		former United States Navy United States Navy The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S... USS Fahrion USS Fahrion (FFG-22) USS Fahrion , fourteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Frank George Fahrion ....
18 April	Rotterdam HNLMS Rotterdam (L800) The Rotterdam class is a Landing Platform Dock or LPD amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing craft....	Rotterdam class landing platform dock	L 800
25 July	Harry S. Truman USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) USS Harry S. Truman is the eighth Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. HSTs callsign is Lone Warrior and is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.Harry S...	Nimitz class Nimitz class aircraft carrier The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world... aircraft carrier	CVN 75

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